CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 263, 12 May 1888, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

Loxno> T , May 5. Wool— -The sales closed firmly this day. Superior greasy has advanced .I>d. 1 >d per lb since the close of last sales' Superior scoured merino lias advanced .\d to Id per lb since the close of last sales. Fine greasy crossbred has declined Id per lb since the close of last sales. Fine washed and scoured have also declined Id per lb since the close of last sales. Crossbred lambs, market easier. Medium and inferior greasy Merino lambs, market, easier. Other descriptions are unchanged. The sales comprise about 309.000 bales, 130,000 bales have been taken for the Continent, 3,000 bales have been taken for America : 29,000 bales have been held over for future disposal.

London, May 6. The celebrated ricture of the Duchess of Devonshire, by Gainsborough, which was stoleu some years ago, has been found in a cellar in the city.

London, May 6. A. number of the ciew of H.M.s. Serapis have been arrested for refusing duty, whereby they endangered the safety of the vessel.

Lonpon, May 6. The Baroness Macleny, aunt of the late explorer, ami her maid have been muidered. Fifteen thousand roubles were stolen from the Barouesx The police have anested two persons on suspicion of being concerned in the murder

London, May 6. New Zealand five per cents., 103 ; four per cents., 97 4\ 4 \ Wheat — Australian, ex warehouse, 3.">s :ex ship, -Us. Tallow — Mutton, ■25s 6d : beef, 24* Iron is quoted at 43s 4d. German sugar, 11s 3d : Java, 15s.

London, May t. The French fleet in the Eastern Pacific has been oidered to rendezvous at Yokohama, and sail* thence under scaled ordeis. This occurrence has occasioned muchsurpiise in diplomatic circles.

London, May 7. The symptoni.s in Eastern Europe show that final preparations are being made t ( »r a deadly struggle, and that the -•ulitest incident would precipitate v ar.

LovnoN, May 7. K'cpl} nvj; to a question in the llou*e of Conimoib to-day, JSir James icrstateu that Taiuasese was reeogiii^«l as <b> jo'-to King, arc! that the ivi^h&h Consul at v -amoa had acted on li'^uwn ie»ponsibility in continuing to lucogni^e L'rjilMr.^ to Mv William McAithur, lie mM lliat the Government could see no i,uiao to luterfeie in the dispute Ictwccit Gennauy and King Malietoa.

Loxdo\ May 7. Ms T J. Condon, M.P.for Tipperary, ]!.»-, !•• on sentenced to fourteen days'" imi'ii-onment for addressing an unlawt n meeting.

London, May 8. Su Chailes Warren. Chief Commissioner of Police, attempted to deliver a itMtmc heie this evening, but was hooted down by the Socialists, an ho had „— cmbled for the purpose of making a demonstration against him. The lecture had to be postponed.

Dit.lin, May 6. The decieo of His Holiness the Pope was not te.til in many of the Irish chapels to-day.

Diblin. May 7. Mr Dillon, .^peaking at Kilmiiny, said it was monstrous that the Pope should inteiieie m politics, and advised the ln^h Nationalists to continue the Pl aii of Campaign, but that they .should substitute combined boycotting instead of outtage^.

DcnLiv, May 7. Mr Dillon, speaking at Diogherfa, .said it the Popu insists on his decree the Irish people should inform him that theyaie capable of managing their own aflaii.s without foreign interference. The )»i ie^ts dissented from "Mr Dillon'b view?.

J'\Rfs, May 6. Geneial LoulaiiEjer has issued a .serial, entitled " German Invasion," heni' r a, hi&tory of the war of 1870. In the pit- face lie expiesses a hope that war will be averted, and lie urges the necessity of organ. sin:: the defences of die country.

Paris Ma) 7. Two ami a half million copies of the fiif>t instalment of General Boulauger's penal on "(Jciman Invasion" have been distributed. The work suggests thai war is neeebsmy to avenge injuries and to redeem the honour of France.

Pa his, May 7. M. Goblet, Minister for Foreign Aft'aiis, states that the French eastern fleet is oil' Yokohama merely for the purpose of inspection and manoeuvring. The Paris press denounce the proposals of General JBoulanger to give the army political power for the settlement o£ the foieign policy. The " Kepublique Franchise ' states that England is bound to evacuate Egypt equally as well as France evacuates the New Hebrides.

Paris, May 7. M. Jovis, the well-known French aoionaut, is preparing an air-ship in which he will attempt to cross the .Atlantic.

Rome, May 6. An explosion of gas has taken place in a tunnel in course of construction in Messina,- Sicil)', and 6 persons wore killed and 350 injured. It is believed many of these are so badly injured that they will die.

i Rome, May 7. His Holiness the Pope, having considered the arguments of Home Rulers, alleging that he had been misinformed | as to the facts regarding Ireland, is | still determined to enforce the Decree i against the Plan of Campaign.

KoMK, May 7. The convocation of Cardinals arc considering what fuithev step* should be r.akcn with regard to Irish aftaiis. His Holiness the Popo has directed Consignor Persieo to obtain the views of the Irish Bishops respecting the decree.

Co\->TVNTi\ori,K, May 6. It is stated that Russia is prompting Greece to raise an army of occupation for service in Turkey.

Y\v \s \, May b. The special military estimates brought down by the Government amount to fifty-four million florins.

St. I'KTKKsnuRc, May 6. At .1 meeting of the Military (Joun cil held to-day it was agreed that owinc: to the defects and Avcakne&s of her army, Kussia was unable to assume the aggressive. It was decided to construct three 1 ail way* towaid-; the Austii.ui frontier, and aho that the 1 ail way should be commenced without delaw

C\U % \ TT\. May 6. A terrible hailstorm has been experienced at Delhi, and 150 fatalities are reported.

Bi.kijn, May 7. The condition of the Emperor FieilenVk is wois.c.

I Bi:kliv, May 7. I It ib. leportcd that Prince Bismarck , icmaikcd to Carl Sclmlt/;e, a resident of the United States, in the course of a conversation, that he had no fears j for the immediate future as to the maintenance of peace.

BuA.u\nh, May 7. The Emperor of l^razil, who is here on a. visit to King Milan, is seriously ill.

C\>ro.s, May 7. A serious flood has been experienced here, and the number of Jives lost is i put at 3,000.

I New Yokk, Ma) 7. j A collision oecuned between two n eight trains on the Philadelphmi J heading uiilway line, when a van - load of gunpowder exploded. 17 houses in the vieinit) of the line were wieeked, 8 peisoiih weie killed, and 30 injuied.

C\r \e\s, May 7. 'I he I'iesident oi Venezuela, has ap},rised the English Consul th.it lie is determined, nnd is able, to resist the uiijust claims ot England, lie deehues that he will defend the territory annexed by England with the lesouices of the nation.

Anr.s, Ma> 7. The icpnii-> to the steamer Garonne will occupy tlnee weeks, and it is doubtful whether she will proceed to j Australia or return to London. The caigo is uninjured. The Uallar.it will ! take on her passengers and mmls.

Tlio mail stcamei Zealandia sailed for Auckland on Satuulii}.

S^ dm/i, Ma> 7. H.mlan Initialed that lie was odered ,£l.OOO to Iom; the iaee with Kemp, but he retired, llanlan has been autlioii'-ed to back Teenier against any man in the world for a stake fiom ,£l,OOO to £:),000. The dir.pure between Tnekett and l l.mlan has been settled, and the race will come oil as ananged.

8^ i>m V, May 7. Theic is a gieat icvival in the shipping fcr.ule at Newcastle, an<l the tonnage for foiei^n ;uul intei colonial [ioits is; at present tlie largest cvei- known theio.

Svdm v, May 7. Nine loimhs, who were arrested a short time ago on the chaige of having committed a murderous assault on a policeman at Kedfern, were brought before the Supreme Court to day, when four of them were sentenced to eight \ ears' imprisonment,! wo tobeven years', and the other three weie acquitted. All the prisoneis weie under '2 [ years of age.

Sydm.y, May 7. A lem'blc- accident occurred at the iiombo <juarrie-, near Kiama, this aftornoon. A blast exploded unexpectedly, and ihree men were killed instantaneously. A number of others were injured.

.Sydney, May S. A difficulty lias occurred over the J discharge of the cargo of the Pactole, which arrived here from Lyfcteltou. The captain refuses to deliver the cargo unless the consignees pay full wharfage rates.

Sydney, May 8. A distressing shooting fatality is reported from the Mudgco district. A party of sportsmen were out after game, when one was shot, owing to the accidental discharge of his gun. His companions started for assistance, and on their return found that the wounded man had hlown his brains out, apparently to alleviate his sufferings.

I Sydnky, May 8. Further particulars aro to hand regarding the explosion at tho Bombo quarries near Kiama. The names of the men killed are John Hughes, and William and Timothy Hammond. William Hammond had both his legs cut off by tho tall of a mass of rock A man named Myers had his leg jam bod by a mass of earth and several tons of rock which had fallen on him, and it required to be amputated to enable his release.

Mklhourne, May 7. Two men named Holly .and Wilson have been sentenced to death for attacking an aboriginal woman at Hamilton.

jMi,uw>ru\K, May 8. Tl,o A'ictorian Cable. Traction Company ha^ commenced an action against the Melbourne Trainwny Company foi alleged infringement of the paten law.

So tar the elections have resulted m the return oi eleven supporters <>{ the Clovei nment and (iffcoon Opposition nieniber.s.

]>KiMSANh, May 7. A French transport has arrived at Cooktown with :MS Frrnch com k-U on boaul nt, nnift for New Caledonia.

Bhjmjam., May 8 A. horrible minder has oeeu nod .it Gladstone. On Saturday la&t tho body of a little gill named .Idler, aged eiujit }eais, was found with the UnoaL cut troni ear to ear. Lt was ascertained (hat she had been criminally assaulted. A man named Kiss has been arrested on suspicion

Brim; \m % , May 8. A Kanaka has been munletcd at Mackay, aii'l throe of tleeon^ed l^ countrymen have been aircste-1 on suspicion of liaving eommitteJ the dml.